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five-and-dime
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five-and-dime (fvn-dm)
n.
See five-and-ten.


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In July, Woolworth announced it was closing its 400 remaining five-and-dimes, Montgomery Ward filed for bankruptcy, Apple dismissed the chief executive it had hired with great fanfare 17 months earlier, AT&T hung up on Bob Allen's designated replacement, and the Dow hit 8000.
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``Years back, people depended on five-and-dimes for everything; today others fill those needs.
DIME STORE'S END; WOOLWORTHS TO SHUT DOWN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Pay phones began charging 10 cents for local calls in 1954, when five-and-dimes were still accurately named and a brand-new Chevrolet cost $1,700.
RULES WOULD DISCONNECT 10-CENT CALL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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